Earthrise, 1969 Photo: Photo: NASA Apollo 11 Image Library via Wikimedia Commons
Thoughts from the moon
This poem was inspired by the recent death of Neil Armstrong (1930-2012).
by Gwen Day
7th September 2012
He stepped on the moon
And saw to his delight,
The planet Earth, blue and beautiful,
Hung in the sky.
It evoked weightlessness
Held by miraculous magnetism.
